據(jù)世界石油6月25日倫敦報(bào)道，荷蘭皇家殼牌公司表示，計(jì)劃購(gòu)買BP公司在北海油田的股份，取代BP公司上個(gè)月達(dá)成的協(xié)議。

　　殼牌公司發(fā)言人周五表示：“殼牌英國(guó)有限公司已同意購(gòu)買BP公司在Shearwater天然氣中心的權(quán)益。”但尚未披露具體條款。“此舉反映了殼牌的戰(zhàn)略，即將上游業(yè)務(wù)集中在更少的現(xiàn)有頭寸上，為股東創(chuàng)造實(shí)質(zhì)性回報(bào)，并為我們新的低碳投資組合的增長(zhǎng)提供資金。”

　　殼牌已經(jīng)是該油田的運(yùn)營(yíng)商，對(duì)BP的任何出售擁有優(yōu)先購(gòu)買權(quán)其收購(gòu)股權(quán)的決定終止了 BP 將其控股權(quán)剝離給 Tailwind 能源的交易，Tailwind能源是一家由貿(mào)易公司 Mercuria 能源集團(tuán)支持的勘探公司。

　　BP和Tailwind能源沒(méi)有立即回應(yīng)置評(píng)請(qǐng)求。

　　殼牌即將收購(gòu)BP公司在Shearwater的27.5%的開采權(quán)益，將其股份擴(kuò)大到55.5%，并持有SEAL和SILK管道的股份。該交易還有待監(jiān)管部門的批準(zhǔn)。

　　該交易計(jì)劃出臺(tái)之際，北海地區(qū)的并購(gòu)活動(dòng)正出現(xiàn)起色，因各公司希望充分利用原油價(jià)格從疫情引發(fā)的暴跌中復(fù)蘇的機(jī)會(huì)。BP此次出售資產(chǎn)是其250億美元資產(chǎn)出售計(jì)劃的一部分，該計(jì)劃旨在減輕其債務(wù)負(fù)擔(dān)，并為低碳能源投資提供資金。

　　BP公司最初打算將這一資產(chǎn)作為6.25億美元一攬子計(jì)劃的一部分出售給Premier 石油，但在Chrysaor 控股反向收購(gòu)Premier 石油后，該計(jì)劃于去年被取消。

　　Shearwater是北海重要的石油中心之一，其日產(chǎn)量約為1.8萬(wàn)桶油當(dāng)量，在2004年達(dá)到峰值，日產(chǎn)量超過(guò)16萬(wàn)桶。

　　裘寅 編譯自 世界石油

　　原文如下：

　　Shell to buy BP’s share of Shearwater North Sea gas hub

　　Royal Dutch Shell said it plans to buy BP’s stake in a North Sea field they share, superseding a deal agreed by the British oil major last month.

　　“Shell U.K. Ltd. has agreed to purchase BP’s interest in the Shearwater gas hub,” a spokesperson for the Anglo-Dutch company said Friday, without disclosing terms. “The move reflects Shell’s strategy of focusing our upstream activities on fewer, existing positions to generate material returns for shareholders and to fund the growth of our new low-carbon portfolio.”

　　Shell, already the operator of the field, has right of first refusal to any sale by BP. As such, its decision to acquire the stake puts an end to BP’s deal to divest the holding to Tailwind Energy Ltd., an explorer backed by trading house Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.

　　BP and Tailwind didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

　　Shell is acquiring BP’s 27.5% working interest in Shearwater, expanding its stake to 55.5%, and a share of the SEAL and SILK pipelines, according to the company. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

　　The planned transaction comes amid a pickup in North Sea mergers and acquisitions as companies look to make the most of crude’s recovery from its pandemic-induced slump. BP’s disposal is part of a $25 billion asset-sale program to help ease its debt burden and fund investments in low-carbon energy.

　　BP had initially intended to sell the asset to Premier Oil Plc as part of a $625 million package, but the plan was scrapped last year following a reverse takeover of Premier by Chrysaor Holdings Ltd.

　　Part of an important hub in the North Sea, Shearwater pumps about 18,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, having peaked in 2004 at more than 160,000 barrels a day.

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